Outlander Season 4, Episode 6 is one of the strongest episodes of the season so far. Here’s a look at the top five moments from Blood of My Blood.
Lord John Grey and Willie returned in Outlander Season 4, Episode 6, bringing some emotional and beautiful moments. Just which ones stood out?
With the help of TV Time, I’ve put together a collection of the best moments from the episode. Don’t forget to check out my favorite Claire moments and favorite Jamie moments from the episode as well as reading this.
More from Top Moments
- 3 best Brianna moments in Outlander Season 7, Episode 8
- 3 best Roger moments in Outlander Season 7, Episode 8
- 3 best Young Ian moments in Outlander Season 7, Episode 8
- 3 best Claire moments in Outlander Season 7, Episode 8
- 5 best moments from Outlander Season 7, Episode 8
While many of my favorites will match those TV Time users picked out, there are a couple of changes. Here are my favorite moments from “Blood of My Blood.”
5. Murtagh and Claire talking
One of my personal favorite moments was one of the sneak peeks from last week’s episode. Murtagh helps Claire with buckets of water from the river and this gives the two a chance to talk.
Claire speaks of home being a place with Murtagh in it, showing how much he means to her and Jamie. Then there’s the talk of the Regulators. Of course, Claire is naturally worried. While she knows how the Revolutionary War goes, she doesn’t know much about the Regulators and isn’t sure whether Murtagh will make it through this alive.
Naturally, she’s worried about her friend; someone she considers family.
4. Lord John Grey returns
We get a beautiful reunion between Lord John Grey and Jamie. John decides to see Jamie on his own first, unsure how Jamie and Willie will take to each other. It’s a beautiful reunion, with both happy to see each other.
I love that we get to hear of letters that Jamie has sent John. This could have been something overlooked, leaving us guessing about how Lord John Grey knew about Fraser’s Ridge. Instead, we get this continued relationship growing between the two.
Plus, Lord John is somewhat sensitive to Jamie about Willie. He doesn’t want to get Jamie’s hopes up about his son, although it’s clear there are personal reasons for being at Fraser’s Ridge.
3. John’s honesty with Claire
I adored the fact that John was so open and honest with Claire. For a man of his time, it was slightly out of character. At the same time, it was so in character.
When John and Jamie talked at Ardsmuir, John opened up about his love for a soldier who had died on the battlefield. We never got to see the flashback that had been filmed, but this was included as a deleted scene. The two barely knew each other but John was so open and honest.
This continued with Claire. I can understand why he’d be so honest, too. He was running a fever and people say things they wouldn’t usually want to share when running fevers. They’re not always thinking straight. But it also shows the respect he has for Claire, as well as trust. Since Jamie could be so honest with Claire, he shows that he believes he can be, too.
In return, Claire is open and honest to John. This isn’t all one-sided, which makes it so perfect for the episode.
2. Willie looking back at Jamie
When Willie realized who Jamie was, he asked why Jamie never looked back. We got this heartfelt explanation of Jamie not wanting to give Willie hope.
After seeing the boundaries and almost being killed by the Cherokee warriors, Willie gets this new respect and love for “Mac.” Whether he believes that Jamie could be his father or not isn’t clear. I think it’s going to play at the back of his mind, but for now, he’s happy to believe that Jamie was just the groom at his grandparents’ estate.
At the very end of the episode, though, we got that look back. It was a look of hope and even led to Jamie taking a step or two forward. This was something to further the connection making it clear it’s not the last we’ve seen of Willie. It’s something that came up in the Inside the World for the week, showing that this was an important moment of the episode.
1. Jamie giving Claire the ring
You couldn’t possibly think that this moment would be left off the list, could you? It was my favorite moment and something I’d been waiting to see for a long time. The moment actually happens earlier in the books, but there wasn’t time to put it in. The producers decided Outlander Season 4, Episode 7 was the perfect time instead.
Stephen Bonnet’s attack isn’t something that’s come up much in the season. However, that ring meant the world to Claire and Jamie wanted to replace it. I’d seen filming spoilers of Claire wearing another ring, which suggested that this was coming up; that a slight book change would happen to bring us this romantic and beautiful moment.
What’s even better is that it followed an earlier beautiful moment. Claire made it clear that she wanted Jamie’s full attention once the guests were gone and that’s exactly what she got.
What were your favorite moments from Outlander Season 4, Episode 7? Which parts stood out the most for you? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
Outlander Season 4 continues on Sundays at 8/7c on STARZ.